Head-to-head

Canola Oil vs Olive Oil

soft
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1330NaOH SAP B 0.1340A / B = 0.1330 / 0.1340

0.9925

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9925 when swapping Canola Oil for Olive Oil.

Inverse 1.0075 when swapping Olive Oil for Canola Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Canola Oil
66.50 g NaOH
500 g Olive Oil
67.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
67.00 × 0.9925 = 66.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricCanola OilOlive OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1330

0.1340

-0.0010
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1860

0.1880

-0.0020
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2067

0.2089

-0.0022
Iodine value

110

85

+25
INS

56

109

-53
Max % of oils

20%

100%

-80
Hardness class

soft

soft

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Trace

slows

slows

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Canola Oil

Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Canolate

Sodium Olivate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Canolate

Potassium Olivate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricCanola OilOlive OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Palmitic C16:0

4.0%

14.0%

-10.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

3.0%

-1.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

61.0%

71.0%

-10.0
Linoleic C18:2

21.0%

11.0%

+10.0
Linolenic C18:3

9.0%

1.0%

+8.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricCanola OilOlive OilΔ A−B
Hardness

6.0

17.0

-11.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

91.0

83.0

+8.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

6.0

17.0

-11.0
Longevity

6.0

17.0

-11.0